The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-05-05

noon. elected Prof ". W. LaGare, of De.
mopois, Ala., as Principal Of said institu
ton. A large number of first class teach
ers had applied for the place, any Of whom
would have filed the position. no doubt
aceep.ably but in the final consideration
Of the matter, the Board unanimously cen.
tered upon Prof LeGare as the best man
for the place He is an experienced and
scholarly teacher and christian gentleman
with wife and daughter whose accomplish
ments are OF the highest character Mrs
LeGare is fine linguist, speaking fluent
ly, we Learn, ten different languages. His
daughter, as we'll as himself and wife, ha.
rare talents in vocal and instrumental mus
| ic. Arrangements have been made for
Rev. Y. E. Manget, of this place TO be as
ISOLATED with him as assistant Principal in
the Seminary, a gentleman OF unquestion.
ed ability, as an educator, of long expe.
rience aud great success. The Seminary is
10 be congratulated that it will be in charge
OF such an able corps of teachers. Its fu-
ture is bright
AS Georgia is the Empire State OF the
| South, why would it not be wise thing for
her Legislature at its approaching session
to do to take into consideration this aues.
ion Of general Memorial day, and also
that of the raising a fund for the improve,
ment and protection of Confederate GENE.
! teries? If Georgia were to take hold OF
these questions in the right way it is certain
! that the other Southern States would soon
come to her assistance Sopannak Ne,cS,
The Journal has urged the Legislature 10
make appropriations for the Confederate
cemeteries time and again Twice have
Cobb county Representatives introduced
bills for small appropriations to put the
Confederate cemetery at this place in re.
pair, but each time the bill was defeated.
We are glad to have the Savannah News to
champion this cause, and trust other pa
pers will do the same, until the sadly neg
lected Confederate graves in Georgia are
cared for in a decent manner The con-
trast between the Federal and Confederate
graves in Marietta is dsgraceful and NOR.
tifying
--Zeigler's old ladies and Congress shoes
at Hirschs.
Brain coverings for Giant ntellects
at Sessions, Handy & Co.
The Roswell Manufacturing Company
is to be congratulated upon its able manage,
ment and financial success The panic
which few years ago affected all cettou
factories in the United States, struck the
Roswell Factory just at time when it was
least prepared to encounter it, Mr.. F. ].
| Minhlnnett, its former book keeper was
elected President upon the resignation OF
| Col Robertson, and the results have shown
| that it was a wise selection. as his manage
ment has been able and successful. At a
| meeting OF the stockholders last week, the
factory made a fine showing for the past six
months, and semi-annual dividend Of two
and half per cent has been declared.
| We are glad to note the prosperity of this
important Cobb county enterprise.
The Macon Telegraph is doing Cobb
county a great injustice by publishing a
standing advertisement headed: Cobb
Countys Affection. Seven years itch is
/ prevailing to an alarming extent in Cobb
I county and the citizens of Atlanta are
fearful that it may reach that city There
is no such disease prevailing in Cobb coun
1$y ihat scan ascertain and the statement
is devoid Of truth. Now that we have call.
ed the attention Of the Telegraph to the
matter, it is nothing but fair that the SLAM
derous statement should be corrected and
! the advertisement discarded Not TO do so
is for the Telegraph to share in the false.
hood. For the JOURNAL 10 keep standing
in its columns Small pox in Macon, and
! then refuse to make the correction after be.
ing notified of the falsity of it, would in
woke the just censure OF the Telegraph. The
/ people OF Cobb county are not itching for
any such notorety.
The coming picnic of the season will be
! given by order Of Railway Conductors oil
Atlanta and Chattanooga, Thursday May
/ 18th, at Spring Bank one mile north Of
Kingston. Everybody invited Special
train will pass Marietta about 100 M,
returning at p. m. Round trip IS cts.
from Marietta. Beautiful grove, dancing
and fishing. Speeches by Henry Grady
Bill Arp and Grand Chief Conductor, Cal
vim S. Wheaton, of Chicago Quite mum.
Der viii 60 from Marietta
The Baptist denomination. of thi,
place, owing to their growing and prosper
Gus condition, feel that their present church
edi6ee is TOO small and have decided /,
sell their present site, purchase lot anC
build more commodious house Of worship
The mem ers of the church have already
subscribed large amount The new build
ing will cost about $1,000 and will be bull
this summer Capt W J. Hudson is tn,
prime mover in this enterprise and has al
ready in view about S2500.
Harry Hill and William Pummer
colored boys, are in Jail at this place to
burglary. They entered the house Of Mr.
John Shutley, near Acworth and carried of
a coat and some tobacco. In searching
Plummer At the JAIL lady's fine golc
watch aud chain was found concealed upor
his person, evidently stolen from some one
which the owner can get BY calling OF
Sheriff Coryell and proving property.
DIEp-ln this city on last Sunda,
morning, at her late residence Mrs Am
Trenholm, aged Is years Thus truly on,
Of the best Christian women in Mariet,
has departed to receive her eternal inherit
ance. She was a CONSTANT member of th,
Baptist Church and was loved and esteem
ed by ali who knew her Her funeral tool
place last Monday morning, Rev. G. S
Tumlin officiating,
Rev. G. 5. Tumlin and Rev. A. B